Riverfort - Likely not selling28 Jan 2025 10:43
Lots of posters keep mentioning that Riverfort is ongoing selling their holding or part thereof.
There is no evidence I can find to show that this is happening and I am much more inclined to believe that they are not selling.
My view is based on Riverfort having been a long term non-selling cornerstone MFAI (and previously as PIRES) stock holder, with Nicholas Lee being a Mgt representative of both the Companies. Pertinent RNS that refer to Riverfort’s share holdings are summarised as follows that seems to back-up this non-selling viewpoint:
14th Jan 2025 TR-1 showing their latest published holding status being at 42,979,737 shares. This appears to reflect the INCREASE in their holding as a result of the Loan note they had obtained that has been converted to shares as was outlined in the previous 24th Dec 2024 RNS regarding the placing, loan notes re-profile & portfolio update. It would appear from this relatively small increase in their share count (42,979,737 from 38,228,393 = 4,751,344 shares added) that it captures only for the Loan note conversion and that they did not partake directly in this latest placing.
The 24th Dec 2024 RNS stated that Riverfort were holding 38,228,393 shares (prior to the loan note conversion shares being added to the count).
Going way back to the Pires 1st August 2022 RNS (placing, related party transactions, issue of warrants and directors dealings) it is stated that the Riverfort holding was at 38,228,393 shares.
Hence they had fully retained their share holding for the 2.5 years period from Aug 2022 to Dec 2024. So with the latest positive AI sector etc related developments being seen for MFAI I am struggling to believe that Riverfort would now become an impatient seller and miss out on the likely long term positive SP outcome. DYOR.
https://www.lse.co.uk/rns/holdings-in-company-uy8j1nba5xkh0je.html
https://www.lse.co.uk/rns/placing-loan-notes-re-profile-portfolio-update-ht0ujtudedu1tu3.html
https://piresinvestments.com/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2022/08/Placing-RPTs-Warrants-Directors%E2%80%99-dealings-070012-01-Aug-2022-PIRI-News-article-London-St.pdf